New Mexico · Luna County
Past Producer

Starkey Manganese Mine

Luna County, New Mexico, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault-Fracture Structural Control.
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Last production1959
Identification
Deposit ID10014012
MRDS IDD010614
Alternate namesRuth Group, Liberty Manganese Mine: Claims Patented In 1933, Ruth Nos. 1 To 8
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.35569, -107.67421
References
FARNHAM, L.L., 1961 USBM IC-8030, P. 69-70GRISWOLD, G.B., 1961 NMBMMR BULL 72, P. 94-95NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATAWELLS, E.H., 1918 NMBMMR BULL 2, P. 53-54USBM IC-8030, P. 69-70.